Back from the Big Easy...

Middle Tennessee's Director of Football Operations Chris Matusek just got back into Murfreesboro this afternoon after spending the past 24hours in a whirlwind doing advance scouting of the Blue Raider's bowl destination. Matusek spent hours in meetings and tours analyzing the logistics of transporting the team's headquarters south to the Big Easy for 5 days during the bowl trip. It isn't easy to just pack up an entire team, support staff and all essential equipment it takes a lot of planning.

Here are some of the issues Matusek had to address on his visit:
- team hotel arrangements
- team meal locations and menus
- practice facility access and availability
- ground transportation
- flight arrangements
- locker room amenities & layout
- how to transport & access the team's expansive video network
- set up a recruiting office headquarters in the hotel
- locate venues of all the bowl's weekly activities